Photos: Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Photos: Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

01/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Oscar statues are waiting to be cleaned and painted for the 89th Annual Academy Awards on Monday. The event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2017. Photo: AFPreadmore

02/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the Academy Awards on Sunday. And he is continuing his fake feud with Matt Damon on the stage. Damon's film Manchester by the Sea is up for the best picture Oscar but he might have trouble collecting the trophy if the movie wins, as the 49-year-old popular talk show host has vowed that he will not let Damon on stage. The two stars fake feud started during the third season of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2005 when Kimmel off-handedly ended a discouraging show by apologising to Damon, 46, for bumping him out of the show. Since then the pair have continued to pull pranks on each other with Kimmel spoofing Damon's film The Martian. Photo: AFPreadmore

03/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Artists paint Oscar statues for the mega event that is considered the most high-profile event in Hollywood. Naomie Harris, who is nominated in the best supporting actress category for Moonlight, said more than herself she is excited for her mother, who is big fan of Oprah Winfrey, and the event is a chance for her to make her mom meet the legendary talk show host. Photo: AFPreadmore

04/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Workers begin the build out of the Oscars red carpet. The Who's Who of Hollywood will walk the prestigious carpet on Sunday. Dev Patel, who is nominated in the best supporting actor category for Lion says whenever he thinks of the big night is just a week away, his heart rate rises a little bit.The actor will attend along with his mother, Anita Patel. "As a child you may say to your parents, 'One day I am going to take you to the Oscars.' But for that to actually materialise into a truth is quite amazing," he said. Photo: AFPreadmore

05/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Oscar statuettes that the winners take home are created in New York. Preparations began more than a month ago. Wax versions of the Oscar statuette are just one step in the process of making the completed version at a foundry in Rock Tavern, New York. File photo: APreadmore

06/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

In this establishment in New York's Brooklyn borough, each statuette is coated in three layers, with the final one being the iconic gold. Sixty such statuettes are made for the event. File photo: APreadmore

07/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

Actor-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is nominated in the best original song category for How Far I'll Go from the film Moana, wrote in a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter that he expects the Oscars to be a political event. For the past two years, the event has garnered a lot of criticism for favouring white actors and filmmakers, giving rise to the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. This year, several celebrities have spoken up in previous awards ceremonies against the election of US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFPreadmore

08/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

The Governors Ball - the official Oscars after party - will be held at the Ray Dolby ballroom in Los Angeles. Chef Wolfgang Puck is in charge of the menu and he recently revealed the 50-odd dishes celebs will dine on at the party. Photo: Reutersreadmore

09/9Academy Awards preparations are in full swing

The musical La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, is the most-nominated film this Academy Awards. It's 14 nominations means it equals the records set by All About Eve and Titanic.readmore

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